Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Historical Perspectives on Native American Addictions
  • The Aboriginal Worldview and Lifestyle
  • Aboriginal Uses of Psychoactive Agents
  • Federal Policies and Marginality
  • Removal
  • Allotment
  • Reorganization
  • Termination/Relocation
  • Self-Determination/New Federalism
  • The Nature of Substance Abuse among Native Americans
  • Psychocultural Factors
  • Studies on Substance Abuse in Indian Country
  • The Drunk Town Phenomenon
  • Review of Contemporary Research
  • Prevention, Intervention, and Cultural Treatment
  • Understanding Culture-Specific Primary and Secondary Clinical Diagnoses
  • The History of the ICD, DSM, and PTSD
  • The Neurophysiology of Addictions
  • Cultural Treatment Considerations
  • Review of the Treatment Literature
  • The Native Response
  • The Federal Response: Standards and Practice Guidelines
  • IHS Guidelines
  • Federally Funded Programs
  • Indian Gaming
  • The New Addiction
  • Indian Gaming and U.S./Indian Policy
  • The Historical Context of Gaming Control
  • The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Controversy
  • Indian Gaming: Social, Political, and Clinical Issues
  • A Comparison of Two Systems: The Cherokee of North Carolina and the Indians of New Mexico
  • Prevention and Treatment Issues.